When dining at a restaurant, not only do you have to wait, but also then, you have to be escorted and seated. In a regular restaurant, you can choose your table. Sharing tables in restaurants is common in Germany with strangers. So if you enter a restaurant and do not find a vacant table, you … Continue reading »
Every nation has its own unique set of cultural dos and don’ts. Before I visit any country, I always make a point of researching a few basic techniques before setting foot on their soil. In some countries, this may not be so esteemed, but in others such as China or Japan, negligence of some basic … Continue reading »
When I was talking with my friends from different European countries about Christmas traditions, I learned that some traditions are universal (at least all across Europe), while others are only known in a specific country. When we were talking about what we do during the Christmas season, they were all surprised to hear about Saint … Continue reading »
In 2010 Turkish and German governments made history by creating an award for literary translation between the countries. Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Germany’s Federal Foreign Ministry decided to create the Tarabya Translation Prize in an effort to encourage more translations of important literary works from both cultures. According to a spokesperson from the … Continue reading »
All linguists will always say that the best way to learn another language is to actually experience it in the country of its origin. This would be applicable to any language if the learner were to speak it like a true native, mastering every literary slang, idiom and normal grammatical sentence. The Swahili language is … Continue reading »
Amharic Language We are really starting to see Amharic boom in today’s business world as businessmen finally recognise the language as something of considerable importance. Indeed, the proliferation of sub-international languages being utilized for business translation is a new and novel phenomenon. More and more companies are recognising the benefits of meticulously approaching new foreign … Continue reading »